Bible Verse of The Day – 7-25-20

1 John 2:3 (NKJV) 3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.

What was John referring to when He so often said “if we keep His commandments”?

In reality, He was referring to much more than an itemized list of “you shall” and “you shall not” orders.

He was doing what He always did; pointing to our heart.

Everything about our walk with God boils down to what’s in our heart. If our heart is right, everything else will also be right. Not perfect, but right. There’s a difference.

Perfect means that there is no sin. Right, on the other hand, means that we understand sin and we understand temptation. But we choose to do right, even if we fail sometimes.

Right means that we have God at the forefront of every choice we make, even if we might not hit the target dead-center sometimes.

Right means that we seek God in what we do, before we make choices and decisions.

Right means that we love God enough to consider Him when we are at a crossroads and we are forced to choose which way to go.

Right means that our thoughts are on Him each and every day.

Right means that we long to please Him in everything we endeavor to do. And because we want to please Him, we will listen intently for the Holy Spirit’s leading, giving Him preference over ourselves, even when we might not feel like it in the flesh.

And, lastly, right means that we stay alert every minute of every day, watching and listening for the wiles of the enemy, standing our ground, not by our own strength, but by the power of God’s spirit, ready to thwart his attacks as God has equipped us to do.

We can never, ever be perfect. But we can be right!

Put God first. Spend time in His word. Talk to Him and listen to Him. And then do what He tells us to do.

Do this, and we will get it right!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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